Black-chinned Siskin

The Black-chinned Siskin is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Black-chinned Siskin (Carduelis barbata) is a species of finch in
the Fringillidae family. It is found in Argentina, Chile and the
Falkland Islands. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and
heavily degraded former forest.
References
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* BirdLife International 2004. Carduelis barbata. 2006 IUCN Red List
of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. More

black-chinned siskins (often seen together) have been providing me
with cheery song as they come to the yard to feed.
The cabecita negra de corbata or Carduelis barbata is a canary-like
bird that resembles finches and cardinals.
The family Carduele is comprised of a group of small birds with
conical, sharp, pointed beaks that obtain their food directly from
plants or the ground.
They fly in flocks - often quite large. More

The Black-chinned Siskin is a woodland bird, and in the Falklands it
is restricted to islands with dense tussac grass, or settlements with
planted trees or shrubs, especially gorse.
Only the male has the black facial markings, the female also being
slightly duller than the male.
Nests of fine grasses lined with down are hidden above ground in the
branches of trees and shrubs, or in dense tussac grass. More

The Black-chinned Siskin (Carduelis barbata), is a species of finch in
the Fringillidae family. It is found in Argentina, Chile and the
Falkland Islands. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and
heavily degraded former forest. More